NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Hyundai Tiburon Recalls
The 2008 Hyundai Tiburon has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 1, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Hyundai Tiburon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Hyundai Tiburon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 13V113000
- Reported
- April 1, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,712,336
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007 Tiburon, 11 other models
2008 Hyundai Tiburon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon, the newest on October 15, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (11%).
In complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the seat belts (21%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (11%).
The 2008 Hyundai Tiburon's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Where 2008 Hyundai Tiburon owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 32,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags10
- Seat Belts4
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Power Train2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Electrical System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 4. 32% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 4/5
The 19 complaints about the 2008 Hyundai Tiburon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Hyundai Tiburon by model year
Other 2008 Hyundai models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted